Preposition Combination Flashcards
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Be absent
From
Be accustomed
To
Add (this)
To (that)
Be acquainted
With
Admire (someone)
For (something)
Be afraid
Of
Be angry
At/with (someone) about (something)
Agree
With (someone) for (something)
Apologize
To (someone) for (something)
E.g: You need to apologize to her
Apply
For (something)
Approve
Of
E.g: Do you approve of my idea?
Argue
With (someone) about/over (something)
Arrive (2 options)
1) At (a building/a room)
2) In (a city/a country)
Ask (someone)
About/for (something)
Be aware
Of
Be bad
For (not at)
Believe
In
Belong
To (not with)
Be bored
With/by
Borrow (something)
From (someone)
Be clear
To
E.g: I need to be clear to him when it comes to directions
Combine (something)
With (something)
(For recipes or experiments, things that have reactions)
E.g: You need to combine two atoms of hydrogen with one oxygen to make water.
Compare (this)
To/with (that)
Complain
To (someone) about (something)
E.g: I would like to complain to the manger about this drink
Be composed
Of
Concentrate
On
Consist
Of
Be crazy
About
E.g: He is crazy about his boyfriend
Be crowded
With
Be curious
About
Depend
On (someone) for (something)
Be dependent
On (someone) for (something)
Relying on people or something
E.g: I depend on my phone for communication.
Be devoted
To
Die
Of/from
Be different
From
Disagree
With (someone) about (something)
Be disappointed
In
Discuss (something)
With (someone)
Divide (this)
Into (that)
Be divorced
From
Be done
With
Dream
About/of
Be engaged
To
Be equal
To
Escape
From (a place)
Be excited
About
Excuse (someone)
For (something)
Excuse (someone)
(2 options)
1) From a place
2) For something
E.g: He’s excused for missing class.
Be exhausted
From
Be familiar
With
Be famous
For
Feel (2 options)
1) About (something)
2) Like doing (something)
E.g: I feel angry about not passing my driver’s license.
Fill (something)
With
E.g: I fill my cup with coffee
Be finished
With
Forgive (someone)
For (something)
Be friendly
To/with
Be frightened
Of/by
Be full
Of
Get rid
Of
Be gone
From
Be good
For
Graduate
From
Happen
To
E.g: This is the best thing that’s ever happened to me
Be happy (2 options)
1) About (something)
2) For (someone)
Hear
About/of (something) from (someone)
Help (someone)
With (something)
Hide (something)
From (someone)
Hope
For
We are hoping for good weather on Sunday
Be hungry
For
Insist
On
Be interested
In (not on)
Introduce (someone)
To (someone)
Invite (someone)
To (something)
Be involved
In
Be kind
To
Know
About
Laugh
At
Leave
For (a place)
Listen
To
Look (3 options)
1) At (me :D)
2) For (something)
3) Like (someone)
Look forward
To
Be made
Of (material)/In (place)
Be married
To
Matter
To
E.g: You matter to me
Be the matter
With
Be nervous
About
Multiply (this)
By (that)
Be nice
To
Be opposed
To
Pay
For
Be patient
With
Be pleased
With/about
Play
With
Point
At
Be polite
To
Prefer (this)
To (that)
Be prepared
For
Protect (this)
From (that)
Be proud
Of
Provide (someone)
With
If you provide something that someone needs, you make it available
E.g: The school provided the band with new uniforms
Be qualified
For
Read
About
Be ready
For
Be related
To
Rely
On
Be responsible
For
Be sad
About
Be satisfied
With
Be scared
Of/By
Search
For
Separate (this)
From (that)
Be similar
To
Speak
To/with (someone) about (something)
Stare
At
Subtract (this)
From (that)
Be sure
Of/About
Take care
Of
Talk (2 options)
1) About (something)
2) To/with (someone) about (something)
Tell (someone)
About
Be terrified
Of/By
Thank (someone)
For (something)
Think
About/Of
Be thirsty
For
Be tired
From/of
Translate
From (one language) to (another)
Be used
To
Wait (2 options)
1) For (something)
2) On (someone)
Warn
About/of
Wave
At
Wonder
About
Be worried
About
